Locust Swarms Reported Across East and Midwest
The 17 year cicadas emerge after 1953 burrows, with heavy activity in Indiana Fall Creek and northeastern West Virginia. North Carolina reports a record number across the Appalachians, while Michigan and Pennsylvania note mild to limited outbreaks and minor tree damage.
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East
Middle West
Indiana
Fall Creek
Indianapolis
West Virginia
Minneapolis
Columbus
Ohio
Midwest
Raleigh
North Carolina
David L. Wray
Wray
Appalachian Mountains
New England
Cment
Ray Jones
Michigan State University
Detroit
Michigan
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
North Carolina Medicaid in Crisis Amid County Delays
North Carolina Social Services Commissioner Clifton Craig warns the Medicaid program faces a serious crisis as 13 counties default on June payments. With the federal share about 74 percent and 8,000 to 10,000 checks pending, doctors dentists and druggists may go unpaid. five counties Columbus Franklin Johnson Robeson and Sampson already cannot meet June payments. Remaining counties have not yet decided.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Social Services
Clifton Craig
Craig
State Social Services Department
Columbus
Franklin
Johnson, Robeson
Sampson
Decision on expanding urban school bus service in North Carolina
The Advisory Budget Commission told the state Board of Education it can use transportation funds to provide bus service for city children living at least 1 1/2 miles from school. Local units decide whether to expand or discontinue service as the 1970 71 year nears funding end.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Advisory Budget Commission
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Board of Education
A. C. Davis
Davis
Lourt
Heat Bites as Drug Theft Shakes City Street Scene
In a scorching afternoon encounter, a man named Jimmy forcefully takes heroin from the speaker's pocket after an offer of ice cream and a cafe visit. He warns about danger in the neighborhood and disappears, leaving the speaker unsettled by the theft and heat.
Negro Party Sets 40 Percent Seat Goal in South Carolina
Columbia attorney John R. Harper I announces United Citizens party aims to win about 40 percent of South Carolina legislature seats for Black candidates, citing Negro population share. Harper notes only four Negro candidates won House nominations with other races facing runoffs or defeats. no Negroes in General Assembly.
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Columbia
South Carolina
United Citizens Party
John R. Harper I
General Assembly
Prisoners Recaptured After Bus Escape in North Carolina
Sixteen convicts who seized a prison bus near Caledonia Prison Farm were recaptured within 15 miles and returned to Odum Prison Unit in Northampton County. Esau Cook Jr. of Charlotte died from a guard’s gunfire during the melee.
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Scotland Neck
N. C
Halifax County
Odum
Northampton County
State Correction Commission
Caldeonia Prison Farm
Esau Cook Jr
Charlotte
Minister Fails Funds Probe Unfrocks in North Carolina
The Rev. E. T. Hoyle, former superintendent of the Western North Carolina Conference of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, is unfrocked for allegedly mishandling about 7000 dollars. No legal action taken. Hoyle plans an appeal as auditors report a funds shortage. The conference, meeting in Greensboro for its 55th annual session, urged respect for all races and cautioned against violence at rallies.
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Greensboro
E. T. Hoyle
Western North Carolina
The
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Hoyle
K. A. Carlisle
Dry Fork
Piedmont
North Carolina
Virginia
GM tests free removal of abandoned cars near Traverse City
General Motors conducts an eight week experiment with five local dealers to remove abandoned autos within 20 miles of Traverse City at no charge. Roger M. Kyes says the study tests economic feasibility of GM's car removal program amid hundreds of junked vehicles in the test area.
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Traverse City
Mich
General Motors Corp
Michigan
Roger M. Kyes
Idea
Usoe
Suit Filed To Block Hair Sample In MacDonald Case
A federal suit seeks to stop military police from taking a hair sample from Capt. Jeffrey R. MacDonald. Judge Algernon Butler issued a show cause order and set a July 1 hearing, arguing the Army must prove the action is justified. MacDonald is charged with murder in the February killings of his wife and two daughters in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Jeffrey R. MacDonald
U. S. District Court
MacDonald
U. S
Algernon Butler
Bert
Army
Colette MacDonald
MacDnald
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Associated Press
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N.C. Mountains
N.C. Medicaid
State Advisory Committee For Medical Assistance
Bladen
Cleveland
Dare
Guilford
Henderson
Lincoln
Randolph
Surry
Jimmy
S.C. Negro Party
Ua Ase
Peter
ZALES
America
Est Jewelers
Westchester
Byer
Jonneys
Direct Furniture Sales
Hickory Hill Furn
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